Nick Heidfeld
German · 2000–2011
VS

Kamui Kobayashi
Japanese · 2009–2014
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
3
Qualifyingahead
1
4
Nick Heidfeld · Kamui Kobayashi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.330s
Kamui Kobayashi faster by the median gap over 5 sessions
2010 +0.330s 5
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
9 — 9
18 shared
Qualifying H2H
7 — 11
18 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P5
Best championship
P12
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 1
2009 P13 2010 P12 2011 P11
Teammate battle by season
2
3
2010
Career totals
Nick Heidfeld Kamui Kobayashi
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
1
0
Podiums
13
1
Fastest laps
2
1
Career points
259
125
Starts
184
76
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nick Heidfeld Kamui Kobayashi
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
7.1%
1.3%
Pole rate
0.5%
0%
Points / start
1.4
1.6
Avg grid
P11.3
P14.3
Avg finish
P10.7
P14.0
Finish rate
75.5%
72.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nick Heidfeld Kamui Kobayashi
Overtakes
1,581
781
Overtakes / race
8.9
11.2
Places lost
1,290
658
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Nick Heidfeld Kamui Kobayashi
Mechanical retirements
28
9
Crash retirements
16
9
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
2000
Debut season
2009
—
First win
—
2005
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P2
Best finish
P3
+0.6
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Nick Heidfeld Kamui Kobayashi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nick Heidfeld Kamui Kobayashi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
HEI 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 KOB
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
HEI 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 KOB
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
HEI 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 KOB
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 KOB
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 KOB
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 KOB
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
HEI 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 KOB
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 KOB
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 KOB
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
HEI 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 KOB
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 KOB
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 KOB
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 KOB
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10
HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10 KOB
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P13
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P13 KOB
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
HEI 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10 KOB
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P13
HEI 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P13 KOB
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
HEI 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 KOB
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P7
HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P7 KOB
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P16
HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P16 KOB
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P8
HEI 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P8 KOB
Team history
Nick Heidfeld
SAU
BMW
Prost 2000Sauber 2001–2003Jordan 2004Williams 2005BMW Sauber 2006–2009Sauber 2010Renault 2011
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
Toyota 2009Sauber 2010–2012Caterham 2014
20002014
Nick Heidfeld → Kamui Kobayashi → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).